The LTV L450F was a prototype quiet reconnaissance and communications relay aircraft developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War. It followed the Igloo White program, which seeded the Ho Chi Minh Trail with sensors whose signals were relayed by aircraft overhead. Under a contract of one million dollars with LTV Electrosystems, Schweizer rebuilt a Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane to LTV's specification with stronger spars, thicker wing skin, a Pratt & Whitney PT6A turboprop driving a three-bladed propeller and main landing gear taken from the Grumman Ag-Cat. The first prototype flew in February 1970 and was destroyed on its third flight on 23 March, the pilot bailing out safely. A second prototype completed the test program, and on 27 March 1972 it set a world altitude record of 15,456 metres for its class. A third airframe became the unmanned XQM-93 drone before the project was cancelled.
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developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States
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is a prototype quiet reconnaissance aircraft, developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States
Design and development
The prototype L450F first flew in February 1970, but was destroyed during its third flight, on 23 March that year, the pilot successfully bailing out.
Design and development, engine class
installation of a Pratt & Whitney PT6A turboprop engine driving a three-bladed propeller
Specifications
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-29 , 778 shp (580 kW)
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Max takeoff weight: 4,600 lb (2,087 kg)
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developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States
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is a prototype quiet reconnaissance aircraft, developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States
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The LTV L450F, also known as the L45ØF, is a prototype quiet reconnaissance aircraft, developed by Ling-Temco-Vought in the late 1960s for use in the Vietnam War by the United States.
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